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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24
Rome. FAaM ANp oRAOeN.

If you can give your animals IN
occasional change in their food you
will find that they will eat with more
relish. and what they get will do them
more good than if conti:ed to a regu--
lar diet. Your horse is very much ike
yourself in this particular. -Iad;anap0--
lis Journal.
Let no one who has :: garden hesi--
tate to plant an abundance of fruit. at
least for their own use. not overlook
ing the easily grown and very produc--
tive small fruits besides cherries, plums
and others. If the matter be taken
hold of judiciously all may feel assured
of fair rewards for the outlay made
San Francisco Chronicle.
"A turkey stuffed with mushrooms
was one of the features of recent.
dinner party in town, and ut the same
feast the ice-cream came in the form OF
boxes, the covers of which, lifted of,
disclosed crystallized fruits within. The
dinner was given by representative.
of the class that ''nevcr does any thing
by halves. T. Mail.
This fig pudding is liked by many
persons: Six ounces of suet minced as
fine as flour, six ounces brown sugar,
three-quarters of pound of grated
bread, half pound Of minced figs. one
teacupful of milk and some grated nut
meg. Mix all well together; add one
egg well beaten, and boil in mold for
four hours. Serve with sweet sauce.
Tho Caterer.
The bones go from the table to the
dog, which. as !, matter Of course, rs it
is characteristic of dog kind, after
finishing his repast. leaves them in the
grass or anywhere he happens to be.
"a nuisance" YOU say. Sure enough.
but we can turn them to good account,
if no other way is open. by digging
trench ut the base of the grape-vines
and burying the bones in it. where they
will help tertilize and increase the
growth of the vines. Try it.-Detrou
Tribune.
indigestion is best known by the
moping about of the birds, and on ex-
animation tie breath is found to be
offensive. 1t is simply the result Of
feeding on too rich food. and. if neg
lected, develops into some more serious
disease. As soon as discovered the
birds should be put ON the very plainest
diet, both plain and reduced in guam
tity. With this some powdered char
coal should be mixed, or rhubarb pills
may be administered. say One-third Of
an Ordinary-sized pill to each chick.
-Uestern Rural.
To make Il good but not expensive
plum-pudding chop half pound of
raisins, half pound of sultanas. two.
ounces of candied peel and half pound
of apples; mix with half pound Of
beef suet, one pound of bread-crumbs,
a quarter of pound of flour, half
pound of sugar. a little spice and a
pinch of salt: put sufficient new milk to
make the mixture rather stiff; butter Il
basin. put in the pudding and boil for
six hours This quantity will make IL
large pudding.-The Household.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24
A COLD COUNTRY.

Hitherto Unpublished Geographical In
formation Concerning Iceland.
Iceland was discovered in the eighth
century by a Norwegian ice dealer,
who, one particularly mild winter when
his usual supplies failed. was searching
for that necessary commodity. He
found this island just flowing with ice,
so he called it Iceland, and nice land
it has been ever since for men in that
business.
Iceland is well situated for summer
residence. being on the Northern At
lantic, on the confines of the Artic
Ocean. Nearly all the icebergs on their
way from Greenland's icy mountains
to midas coral strand stop at Iceland
to wood and water.
The inhabitants, who are of Scandi-
navian origin, are very honest. An
ice-house can be left unlocked on the
darkest night without lump being
raised.
The island is warmed by several vol
canoes. that are kept fired up night and
day ready to respond to an alarm. If
they miss an eruption the people are
liable to break out with the scurvy.
which is the same thing. Scurvy is the
national air of Iceland. When they
don't sing that they 'roar-a borealis,
which is also northern production.
Though Icelanders are temperate
people they are fond of putting in
glass occasionally. which accounts for
the number of glaciers among them.
The island is noted for its hot springs.
called geysers. Nearly every resident
cultivates geyser in his garden. SO if
the fall and winter prove cold he is
sure of a hot spring.
Iceland has two lofty mountains,
Hecla and JOkel. The latter is 5000
feet above the level of the sea, which
is no mean height. Jokul YOU are
mind to about it. Travel is principally
performed on sledge drawn by rein
deers. If you are familiar with old
sledge You can go anywhere in Iceland.
Yon see reindeers and pretty girls
everywhere. The very sky seems to
rain dears.-7eras Sitiings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24
She Came from Boston,

She was a Boston girl and was re-
ceiving with friend in Washington.
'Ah, Miss X" said an aesthetic Lieu
tenant, who had just been presented,
''you are from Boston, believe
Eyes, that is my home"
delightful place. Boston. So in
tellectual. So classic. may say. Such
elegant people. Such an air of refine
ment, permeating every environment.
Nothing loud; nothing coarse; nothing
vulgar. Delightful! delightful
"You bet your life it is" she replied.
innocently: ''but as far as I've got. 1
think Washington takes the cake
When they got the Lieutenant out Of
the wreck he started for home to make
out an application for a pension
Washington Critic.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24
a NEW Racket,


IL. Dvnder Concludes That IL In His Duty
to Protect Himself.
'.Been swindled again. 1 suppose?'
observed Sergeant Bendall as MIR. Dun
der showed up yesterday for the first
time in q couple of weeks.
''Vhell. Sergeant, pellet 1 vhas DIS.
cour:sed. l pays taxes in two wards
und vhas headquarters for campaign
clubs. but somepody beats me all der
time
''What is it this time?"
Yesterday two mans come in my
place. Vhas l Carl Dundere Ivhas.
All right. Der SMALLEST man says he
vhas my frendt. und he like to put me
on der latest racket. l shtep eudt in
der pack yard nit him. und he whis-
pers:
MIR. Dunder. if some stranger
comes here und says he vhas house-roof
Inspector und dot You must shovel der
shnow off your roof or pay some fines,
doan' You pellet him. Dere vhas no
sOOch official. ind dot shnow vhas all
right. i vhas your frendt. und doan'
like to see you shwindled."
Il see"
''Vhell. we 60 in. und treat him
two times. but he doan' be gone half
an hour before miss a box of cigars"
(which the other man took. of
course
Il pellet so. too. Doan' I hat some
protection Ply dis bolice force?'
You must first protect yourself. 1t
won't be three days before some one
else will come some game on YOU"
won't it! Sergeant, look at me! l
vhas going home. Poorly soon some
Teller comes in und asks if vhas Carl
Dunder. Ivhas. He likes to try my
telephone or read der gas meter. or
| should clean off dot sidewalk. 80 "!'
What does that mean?''
"Eef l ring twice dot means he vhas
run oofer by some ice wagon und can't
lif but half an hour! Eef l ring only
once, und laugh ha! ha! in der tele-
phone. dot means he has been leadt
ten minutes. und like some doctors to
examine me und find dot emotional in
sanity! Ivhas shanged man! 1t vhas
my duty to protect herself! Good day"
Detroit Free Press,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24
FARM REFORMS.
Advantages to BE Derived from Planning.
the Years Work i'm Winter.

Advantages to BE Derived from Planning
the Years Work i'm Winter.
We ought to learn to farm better
every year. What we learn from our
own experience, and what we can
learn from the experience of others. if
we care to take the trouble, should
enable us to improve in some respects.
There is, of course, something in
being willing to learn. If in spite of
our own experience we still insist upon
following the old plan. when we know
from experience that change can be
made with profit. look over the work
done during the past year, see what
the results were. and then plan the
work for another year with this knowl-
edge before us. If you have kept ac--
counts of the different farm crops, you
know what have realized profit and
what have proved failures. and from
this you can plan out next years work
to a better advantage. If no accounts.
have been kept, make up your mind to.
begin at once. You can not tell. with
any accuracy, how much profit has
been derived. and from what source
obtained. unless you keep accounts.
and you really can not afford to farm
without knowing exactly what you are
clearing in business way. twill take
less time than you imagine. Any plan
that will show how much it costs to-
raise crop and what it brings. will do.
Plan out as nearly as possible the
years work. If you have never plat
ted out the farm. take time to do it i'm
winter. Divide into convenient fields
and number, and in starting your ac-
counts give each page. and if you de-
eide what crops you will plant in each
field or plot, make memorandum of
it. Considerable time can be saved in
the spring by knowing just what you
expect to do, and what plan you ex--
pect to follow to carry it out.
The largest part of the hard work
can be done now, SO that when spring
opens no time will be lost in trying to
decide what You will do and what you
to be the best plan.
If you have carefully tried one plan.
that has not been as profitable as it.
should, and you have used all reason
able pains to secure profit, try some
thing different. There is no policy in
following the same plan year after
year, when you fail to derive the profit.
you should, just because it is the way
you have always been accustomed to-
following. 1t is far more sensible to-
own that we are wrong, and make a.
change, than to follow out our mis-.
axes when experience has shown that
t is not best.
1t requirz good management 10 ee.
'ure the most profit from the farm, and
We may very often spend time in study.
ng and planning ahead. and this time
AN be best spared during tho winter
Y J. Shepherd in Western Plowmon
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24
1arefooted in Midwinter.

''Oh. yes. they say he's very rich now.
Still, knew the time when he used to
walk around barefoOted in midwin-
ter"
I'm his early boyhood. may be?"
.sOh, no. Since he's married."
Impossible, Mrs. Bascomb. Why,
when?''
LAT nights. when the baby had the
cOlic. "-PMiladeiphi Call.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24
A LADY Of this CITY presented

"A lady of this city presented hes
parlor girl with carpet sweeper OK
Christmas, and the girl swept into .
new place the next day, taking the gift
with her. This was kicking up dust
in the wrong directon.-BOstos &c,
SeftG
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24

Condensed milk is made principal
y in Switzerland. There are 1.1OO,-
no head of cattle in the Republic,
rather H,ore than one-haf of which are
lows. These yield 22S.O00, 900 gallons
If milk per annum, which is worth, ON
estimate, 81. : 00. 000.- Chicago Aoz
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24

derful and appetizing meals, to which
they did full justice. healthful and reg
ular work giving them capacities like
farmers" as Alice said. The summer
passed rapidly. each girl having her
vacation of week in the country. and
the strike was thing of the past, when
ore evening papa Jayne read. as they
sat around the lamp, in the pleasant
library:
Well. my girls. our business is out
of danger now. and suppose you will
be thinking of leaving. SO I'll have to
be looking up other clerks"
"No indeed. papa" said Alice, warm.
"; eve shouldn't know what to do
now without regular work, and we
mean to stay with you as long as you
want u.s.
"Good! cried papa Jayne; Il was
terribly afraid you would leave. But
now. my dears, shall take great pleas
ure in paying you regular wages for
regular work, so from tomorrow your
pay begins"
"Dear papa, we have been paid all
along" cried all his daughters. "by
seeing You SO happy, and by knowing
that we really are of some use in the
world" And so the business was saved;
and who can say but what the girls
were saved, too?-Haddic Wise Asdress.
tn Chicago Standard.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-24


looked from one beaming face to the
other to read the secret.
So the procession of six marched in
a stately manner to the library and en-
tered. Alice closing the door after her.
Now, Bee!' she said, when they
We're all seated. with Bee on her
fathers knee, mamma ut his right
hand. Ida at his left, and Alice and
May near by.
You tell" replied Bee. mcdestlv,
hiding her face on her fathers shout
der.
Alice laughed. That's just like
Bee. Well, never mind, only let ME
state in the first place that it is all her
doings. She thought and planned the
whole thing, and We have simply
promised to aid her. but let me also
add that we are glad to do so,'' and
she gave both Bee and Papa Jayne one
OF her warm. bright smiles.
what can it mean?' queried papa.
looking about him with the air of a
man who had been caught in trap,
all unknown to himself.
50 Wait and see," replied mamma,
calmly, having unlimited confidence in
her four girls. and their capabilities.
"lt means just this continued
Alice. "Bee has been telling us about
the business. and how some of your
help have struck for higher wages,
and. wishing to aid you. dear papa,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

A LoNG FELT WANT. A prac-
tical aud considerate contemporary
asks: "Why doesn' tsome enterpris-
ing furniture dealer construct a
chair suited to that prevailing de-
forlnity known rs the hustle When
woman sits down with her good
clothes on, says our good brother,
the only way she can get her back
supported is by having a pillow put
behind her shoulders to offset the
hump that she wears. A chair
made with an opening where the
hustle would fit would give rest and
support to considerable part of
the sitter's back. 1t would rest the
women and it would also rest many
men who are very, very tired of seeing
their wives and sisters sitting around
on the edges of the furniture and
wishing for something to back
them up"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

In reference to the Mrs. Cleve-
land-Governor Foraker incident,
it seems not to have occurred to
anybody to suggest that if Mrs.
Cleveland did not snub Foraker,
she didn't do what any woman of
spirit who respected her husband
would have done under the circum-
stances. There Is nothing in the
Constitution or laws which prohib-
its the wife of the President from
being a woman.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04
FOR SALE
Thoroughbred Jersey Cattle,

I.DUKE OF CHATSwORTH 1914 IA. J.
G. G. Bred by Andrew Banks, Esq, of Balti-
more County Dropped January, 1881. A
prize Bull Of fine pedigree.
3 MEDINA end. Heifer, dropped June
9Th, 1886. Sire Duke of Chatsworth. Dam inn
ported COW Medina 3O852 A. j. O. g., tracing to
COOmapie 1442 f. s., for whom her owner is
said to have refused $4,000, and Garenne 1875
4. s Tsold for So. 1901 OF the same strain. and
scarcely inferior to the late S. NJ. Shoemakers
celebrated COW Princess end, for which he
paid $4,000. Fancy 376 p. s., grand-dam of
Medina, was half-sster of Farmers Glory
5l96 A, j, g. c.. sold in N. Y. for $4,000 and
Sire of Shoemaker's FOrget-Me-Not 274 +. S.
for which he paid 81, 49,
3. MEDINA 3rd. Heifer, dropped June
10th. 1887. Same pedigree as Medina End.
T. THE ANTIQUE End. Heifer. dropped
Jan'y 10th. 1887. Sire, Duke of Chatsworth.'
Dam the imported cow. the Antique 2S39 A. j.
c. c., known on the Island of Jersey as Hurel's
Beauty. Napoleon 377 z, s.. Sire of HurePs
Beauty was half-brother of Shoemaker s For
get Mts-Not
18th. 1886. Sire, Duke of Chatsworth." Dam
the Antique, (see abovel
6. DAN TUCKER. Bull, dropped Feb'y
18th. 1886, Sire Duke of Chatsworth." Dam
imported COW Fawvean 30839 A. j. q. c.
Farmers Glory [see abovel was the grand
sire of Fawvean
Z. QUEEN BESS, Heifer. dropped Deer
26th, 1886. Sire Duke of Chatsworth." Dam
Bess, fine milk and butter COW.
72S N. BREWER, Annapolis, Nd,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

A MARVELLOUS REcoRD. = Mr..
Allen Thorndyke Rice has an in,
teresting article in the October
number Of the "North American
Review" on the comparative in
crease of Great Britain and the
United States within the past half
century. A few of the facts that
he gives will not be uninteresting.
In fifty years the population of the
United Kingdom has increased at
the rate of AZ per cent. &c.
100000 in 1887, to 36,000,000 in
1887. During fifty years the pop
ulation of the United States nearly
quadrupled-a ten times greater
increase. All of our cities have dis
tanced English cities in the per-
centage of their increase in popula-
ton. In fifty years the United
Kingdom has lost nine millions by
emigration, and nearly all of these
have come to the United States,
and they are coming now at the
rate of 700 a day. The percentage
Of adults who can write is 90 in
the United Kingdom, again st so
in the United States. The United
Kingdom has 1914 school teach
ers; the United States has 5i2, $3.50
The United States has more news.
papers than all the rest of the
world, and We pay far more for
periodicals and books than the peo
pie of the United Kingdom. The
United abingdon has $4,0SO, 900, 900
invested in railroads; the United
States has SIS, $3.50, 2S5, S42-much
more than doubled. In the value
of land and property the proportion
Is still greater to our credit. The
value of manufactures in fifty years
trebled in the United Kingdom; in
this country the increase was FIVE
fold. The production of coal in
the United Kingdom was FIVE fold;
in this country eleven-fold. The
savings banks in the United King
dom in 1886 had on deposit $780,
900, 900; the savings banks of the
United States 1904, 900, 900.
These are only a few of the many
comparisons in our favor, but they
entitle the American eagle to good
honest scream. It is not wrong to
take pride in such marvellous rec
ord.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04
FOR SALE
INVALUABLE REAL ESTATE. ik:ki

THE undersigned offers at private sale the
A following described real estate. on West
Sire t Extended, and Madison and Hill Streets
Annapolis. Md:
]. The Frame Cottage. residence and lot
adjoining the property of Judge w. III, Tuck's
heirs. fronting about So #. on West St., Ex-
tended by $50 #. deep.
2. Five Desirable Building Lots, each fronting
about 20 #. on West st. Extended by 150 It.
deep with 20 It. alley in the rear.
3. Ten Building Lots fronting on Madison
Street running back 100 it. to q 20 1T. alley.
4. Two lots fronting each IS it on Madison
5. Four lots fronting each 80 fit. on Hill Street
running back to the A. w. and ID. Railroad.
For prices. terms, &c, apply to
728 NICHOLAS BREWER, Annapolis, Nd,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04
Evening Capital.

PUBLISHED DAILY. Ex~ SUNDAYS
No. IS State House Circle. Cor. Of East 50.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04
hay, GRAIN & FEED STORE.

Corn Shelters, e
Hay and Fodder Cutters. :
Peas, Beans, and Corn Drills, :
Grain and Broadcast Fertilizer Drills, =
Sin le,row and Broadcast Lime Drills. J s
Ready Mixed Paints, (all Colors in Oil
Liuseed Oil Raw, and Boiled.
Spirits Turpentine, Hard Oil and Putty.
And the celebrated EASTLAKE
STAINS the fashionable finish for floors.
for Halls, Wainscotting and all wood
work inside dwellings.
Oil Meal for increasing the flow of milk
always kept in stock. +. X. STEELE,
Ohm PASSPORT, A. A. Co., Nd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

e@This paper has a larger bona tde CIR
culation than all the papers In the City Oh
Annapolis Combined
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

DRINKING WATER.-We yester-
day published an article calling the
attention Of our city authorities to
precautions preventive IN their char
acter of any epidemic in our midst.
While Annapolis is healthy city,
there is every reason that it should
be kept so. One of our prominent
citizens today in discussing our
editorial of yesterday has attributed
our epidemics to pump water, and
advocates the removal of all pumps
and the substitution of hydrants in
their places. Analyses have prov
en- the deleterious nature of pump
water in all large cities and or
dinanccs have been generally passed
having such removal and substitu.
ton as above. What is true of one
place under the same state of af.
fairs is naturally true of the same
state of affairs elsewhere, therefore
this suggestion is worthy of consid-
Grafton. Charleston, S. c., is in
a low malarious country and in for.
mer years Was subject to epldemics
Of yellow fever; since the adoption
of the Artesian well system they
have not even had the disease in
a sporadic form. Albany, Ga, was
at one time one of the most mal;lr-
ious localities in the South. Since
the introduction of the Artesian
system there, the diseases of this
class have almost entirely disappear
ed. The Central railroad of Geor-
gia, from Macon over one hundred
miles east, runs along the line of
the 0conee river, a low, marshy,
sluggish stream, and malaria has
been the rule there. This road has
adopted a system of Artesian water
tanks from Gordon to Millen and
malaria has nearly disappeared
there. Selma, Alabama, has also
the Artesian system, and the same
results prevail, Notwithstanding
its contiguity to the lowlands of
the Alabama river. The reasoning
of scientist is that all reservoir sys-
tenn are polluted with surface drain
age, and therefore the germs of dis
ease are in the water. Bacteria ex-
lists to greater or less degree in all
reservoir supplies, but Artesian wat
er is rarely reached under two hun
dred or three hundred feet, there
fore it is absolutely pure. The Arte-
sian well in this city is pronounced
by one of our leading physicians as
a first class tonic. As a matter of
history, water works alUayS pay.
Why should not our city fathers
adopt the system here. 1t would
be hard on the present water COM
pany and on the physicians, but it
would be equally cheap to the con.
sumner, would (if we may judge from
past results) be improving to the
health of our city, and consequent
ly prove the greatest good to the
greatest number Let us try it.
On
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

Misses Pebble Spring Heel Button, So 90
Misses StraightGoat Sring Heel But, 2 90
Misses French Goat Spring Heel But. 90
Misses Kangaroo Springfield Button, so
Misses FrenchKid Spring Heel But, so
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

.'How shall we abolish the cause
of divorced" asks contemporary.
Try staying at home at night, and
paying some attention to your wife,
If that won't abolish it, induce
your wife to stay home and enter
tain you.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-04

Try the LiIEpution Extracts, the fines
extracts for the Handkerchief ever sold
a this city. imported direct from France.
Our enterprising Druggists, MessTs j. W.
Hodges & Co. Of the City Drug store have
aoured the agency for thisclty.